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Description: | PRN 13804
Archaeological evaluation (trial trenching) was undertaken on land at The Mountbridge Works, Fishtoft Road, Boston prior to development of the site. In the south-eastern part of the site, the evaluation revealed a group of former water channels, a series of deposits containing domestic waste, post-holes and pits, all sealed by the same 14th century topsoil. The deposits may represent dumped material deliberately used to control the course and level of water filled channels feeding into the adjacent river, with the post-holes representing boundaries or fence lines along the water channel edge. Pottery recovered from the water channels and dumped deposits were dated to the period between the 12th and 15th centuries. {1}{2}
A subsequent watching brief, during a residential development at the south-eastern corner of the Mountbridge Works site, revealed two layers of clay, interpreted as flood deposits identified during the prior evaluation (see above). The lower deposit had been cut by a pit containing mid to late 13th to mid 14th century pottery, while the uppermost layer had been sealed by a buried soil identical to that recorded during the evaluation (again, see above). A small number of mis-fired sherds from the fill of the pit might indicate the presence of a nearby kiln. {3}{4} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1150 - 1499 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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